Zubkov led Khimki to the win but Saratov clinched the 5th spot

2018-05-12T13:03:07+00:00 2018-05-12T13:21:11+00:00.

Aris Barkas

12/May/18 13:03

Eurohoops.net

In the last day of the regular season in VTB United League, both Khimki and Saratov got road wins with Avtodor finishing fifth in the regular season.

By Eurohoops team/ info@eurohoops.net

Behind 30 points by Coty Clarke, Saratov beat Astana on the road. The final score was 92-75 as the guests dominated the second half of the game.

Avtodor has a 14-10 record after this win which is good enough for the 5th spot and a playoffs match up with Zenit St. Peterburg. After this result, Astana is mathematically out of the playoffs, finishing the season with a 7-17 record.

On the other hand, thanks to 27 points by Andrey Zubkov and 32 points scored in the last period, Khimki got the 89-84 road win over Enisey and also the sixth spot with a 13-11 record.

After this result, Khimki will face Lokomotiv Kuban in the playoffs which have already secured the third place with 17 wins.

Photo Credit: VTB United League

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